Farewell Uncle Jimmy Little
It's a sad day for all of Australia with the news of Uncle Jimmy Little's passing. Music Outback Foundation is proud to have worked with Uncle Jimmy, and had the honour of him performing at Mobfest 2009 in Ti Tree, NT. It's up to all of us now to continue his work in music, in Aboriginal health, and in how to be of lifelong service to community. Our sympathies go out to Jimmy's family, and in particular his Grandson and MOF facilitator James Henry. Rest in peace Uncle Jim.
2012 Program Rollout
Term 1 is underway in remote schools across the land, and Music Outback is excited to continue rolling out programs in the APY Lands, SA, and five regional communities in Western NSW. Together with our programs in the NT at Ti Tree and surrounding communities, Music Outback Foundation is honoured to be sharing the joy and benefits of music based education with remote Indigenous kids across three States and Territories this year.
Along with their regular school activities every term, participating remote schools in each region take part in
one of three culminating MOBFEST events.
MOBFEST and the associated school programs are part of the Dept of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations "Community Festivals for Education Engagement" initiative.
!!! MOBFEST x 3!!!
Mobfest APY, Mobfest Tanami and Mobfest NSW have all now taken place in remote Central Australia and Western NSW. Hundreds of students from 20 remote Aboriginal communities took part in the events, bringing a wonderful conclusion to their Music Outback school activities held during the year. View the Mobfest Tanami slide show above to get a taste of the Mobfest experience!
The joy on the faces of these junior students from Laramba community in the NT says it all.
Mobfest is a big hit with all the Central Australian students that take part. Last September and October, in the remote communities of Ernabella, SA in the APY lands, Ti Tree community in the NT, and Walgett in Western NSW, workshops, concerts and traditional culture programs engaged participating schools in the wonderful world of music and arts based education.
A video tour around last year's Mobfest Tanami can be viewed below, and Facebook users can see photos on our Facebook page by clicking here.... 
Visit earlier MOBFEST photo galleries
MOBFEST events are Community Festivals for Education Engagement,
proudly supported by the Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations
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Welcome to the Music Outback Foundation
Music Outback Foundation Limited is a non-profit Deductible Gift Recipient charity dedicated to the use of music and related art forms as a means of improving outcomes on remote Indigenous communities.
Why music in remote Indigenous Australia?
Australian Indigenous people are faced with the fragmentation of their culture at a rate unprecedented in modern times, with disturbingly low outcomes in health, education, employment, and other community indicators. In response, through careful development of its programs over six years, Music Outback has shown that music can be a powerful and effective multi-faceted vehicle for the reconnection of Indigenous people to their own cultural expression. At the same time, music can effectively address serious needs in areas such as education, health, language preservation, and remote Indigenous employment.
Music Outback Foundation programs have been designed to:
* Develop the use of music in remote isolated schools as a means of improving general education outcomes
* Assist in the preservation of threatened languages and culture through the engagement of older community members in first language song writing
* Engage school age Indigenous youth who don't attend school in creative activities that promote healthy lifestyle choices
* Strengthen the roles of community adults in the mentoring and leading of young people in education and cultural expression
* Involve various agencies on Indigenous communitites in activities that build partnerships and cross-agency cooperation across the communityTo see video of the remote schools program in action, CLICK HERE
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Tjukurla Kids on the airwaves!
Students from the remote Western Australia desert community of Tjukurla have recently hit the airwaves thanks to ABC Classic FM Breakfast show playing the songs they wrote with Music Outback. Many requests have come in from listeners eager to hear these songs again so we've posted them below. If you like what you hear, please support music based education at remote communities like Tjukurla by making a donation to Music Outback Foundation below. You can also hear more music from other remote communities by clicking on the "MUSIC" link in the main menu.
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